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Sisi visits elementary school in Japan
Date: 2016-03-02 07:23:43 GMT - Japan - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4426053
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi visited here on Wednesday an elementary school to get acquainted with Japan's experience in the education of young children. The Egyptian president toured the classrooms, activities rooms and dining rooms in the ....
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Revenues of public business sector hit EGP 2.1 bln in 7 months
Date: 2016-03-01 18:20:11 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:12 - ID:4424357
The revenues of the public business companies hit 2.1 billion pounds during the last seven months of 2015, Investment Minister Ashraf Salman said on Tuesday. About 260 million pounds were channeled to the public treasury in 2015 from only three ....
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NATO says 'stands with Iraq in fight against extremism'
Date: 2016-03-01 17:28:09 GMT - Iraq - International - SN:11 - ID:4424081
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg praised the bravery of Iraqi security forces and highlighted NATO support during an official visit to Iraq on 1 March 2016. During a meeting with Prime Minister Al-Abadi, Stoltenberg commended the success ....
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Interior minister says war against terrorism 'continuous'
Date: 2016-03-01 16:23:59 GMT - Tunisia - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:4423541
Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar arrived here on Tuesday leading a high-level security delegation to participate in the 33rd session of the Arab interior ministers' council meeting, slated to kick off on Wednesday. The two-day meeting is ....
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Yemeni president receives US amb. to Yemen
Date: 2016-03-01 15:23:09 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:4423061
Yemeni President Abd Rabu Mansour Hadi received Tuesday, at his temporary residence in Riyadh, US Ambassador to Yemen Matthew H. Tueller. The meeting took up cooperation between both countries and the latest developments on the national arena ....
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Assad offers amnesty for opposition fighters if they lay down arms
Date: 2016-03-01 14:24:06 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:4422473
Syrian President Bashar al Assad said Tuesday he is ready to offer a "full amnesty" for opposition fighters who lay down their arms and participate in the political process. In a televised interview, Assad said opposition fighters can return to ....
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33 ships transit Suez Canal
Date: 2016-03-01 13:23:37 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:7 - ID:4421725
Thirty-three ships transited the Suez Canal on Tuesday, with a total cargo of 2.300 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 18 vessels carrying 1.100 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 15 ships carrying 1.200 million tons, ....
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House asked to withdraw confidence from Okasha
Date: 2016-03-01 12:20:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:4420837
Several members of the electoral constituency of MP Tawfiq Okasha on Tuesday filed requests to the Egyptian parliament calling for annulling his membership in the House after receiving the Israeli ambassador in his residence last week. They cited ....
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Russia calls for convention on chemical terrorism - Lavrov
Date: 2016-03-01 12:12:42 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:5 - ID:4420729
Terrorists could have the means to manufacture chemical weapons and Russia calls for a separate convention to focus on the issue of chemical terrorism, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, ....
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Sisi meets top officials of pioneering Japanese firms
Date: 2016-03-01 11:32:45 GMT - Japan - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:4420237
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, currently in Tokyo, had on Tuesday two separate meetings with the board chairmen of pioneering Japanese companies Mitsubishi and Toyota. Egyptian Minister of Electricity Mohamed Shaker attended the meetings along ....
